Tim Shorrock (born 1951) is an American writer and commentator on US foreign policy, US national security and intelligence, and East Asian politics.

Tim Shorrock
Born1951
NationalityAmerican
GenreNon-fiction

Life

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The son of missionary parents, Shorrock grew up in Japan shortly after the US occupation following the Second World War.[1] He has written articles for several magazines, including Harper's, Mother Jones, The Nation,[2] and Salon.[3] He also worked as a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Journal of Commerce.[4] In a visit to Korea after the April Revolution, Tim witnessed South Korea's autocrat Syngman Rhee overthrown. He later said, "That was the first time in my life that I ever saw people rise up and throw out a dictator. I always remember the April uprising. That was a big influence on my life."[5]

Publications

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Books

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  • The Political Economy of the Pacific Rim: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Pacific Northwest and East Asia. Berkeley, Calif: Pacific Rim Economic Project (1980). OCLC 44658055.
  • Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing. New York: Simon & Schuster (2008). ISBN 978-0743282253. OCLC 449219513.

Articles

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Notes

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  1. ^ "About Tim Shorrock." Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears... (blog). Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim Shorrock." The Nation. Accessed Mar. 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "About Tim Shorrock." timshorrock.com. Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Book Discussion on Spies for Hire". C-SPAN. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Korea.net".
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